Lesson 1CIRCLE OF GRACE

Holy spirit, show us the way.

Be with us in all we think, do, and say.

Amen.

LET US PRAY

The love and goodness of God that always surrounds us.

God is with us and within us in a special way. The Holy Spirit helps us to remember that we belong to God. We are always in a special, holy place.

If we can remember that we are in a Circle of Grace, with God and surrounded by His love, we will remember to behave with the respect for ourselves and others.

CIRCLE OF GRACE

How does a trusted adult protect you in your Circle of Grace?

WHAT IS A TRUSTED ADULT?

Safely Unsafely

HOW THE INTERNET CAN BE USED:

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE RULES FOR USING THE INTERNET IN A SAFE

MANNER?

InternetMagazine

Can you think of more?

TYPES OF MEDIA:

EducationCommunicationAdvertisingInformation

THE FOUR FUNCTIONS OF MEDIA:

Your group will be assigned one type of media out of the following: Internet, TV, music, or movies

List the positive and the negative ways in with your medium can be used

Then, rank the top three forms of media that influence you in a positive way and the top three forms that influence you in a negative way out of: music, TV, Internet, magazines, advertisements, movies, videos, computer games, books, newspapers, radio

GROUP TIME!

MOVE!INTERNET

MOVE!MAGAZINES

MOVE!MUSIC

MOVE!TELEVISION

MOVE!MOVIES

MOVE!VIDEOS

MOVE!COMPUTER GAMES

MOVE!VIDEO GAMES

MOVE!BOOKS

MOVE!ADVERTISEMENTS

MOVE!RADIO

MOVE!

YOU ARE WATCHING TV AND SOMEONE IS PUNCHING ANOTHER

PERSON.

MOVE!

YOU READ AN ARTICLE IN THE

NEWSPAPER WHERE A FIREFIGHTER

SAVES A FAMILY FROM A HOUSE FIRE.

MOVE!

YOU SEE AN ADVERTISEMENT

TRYING TO GET VOLUNTEERS TO

WORK AT A LOCAL HOMELESS SHELTER.

MOVE!

THE RADIO STATION STATES THAT THEY ARE FUNDRAISING

FOR CANCER.

MOVE!

THE TV COMMERCIALS ARE

BASHING A PRESIDENTIAL

CANDIDATE.

God gave us the freedom to choose our own actions!

MEDIA CAN GIVE US BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE INFORMATION!

HOW DO WE USE THE MEDIA IN A WAY THAT HELPS US MAKE GOOD

CHOICES?

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE MESSAGE THAT PARENTS AND

TRUSTED ADULTS GIVE US?

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE MESSAGES CONVEYED BY THE

MEDIA?

WHAT CAN WE DO IF WE ARE NOT SURE IF A TYPE OF MEDIUM IS A

POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE INFLUENCE?

THANK YOU, GOD, FOR ALWAYS BEING WITH ME IN

MY CIRCLE OF GRACE. THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO HELPS ME KNOW WHAT IS GOOD. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME PEOPLE WHO

CARE ABOUT ME AND WANT ME TO BE SAFE. AMEN.